Emil Gilels plays Medtner Sonata Reminiscenza

Part I
Nikolai Medtner, Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38, No. 1

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• gilels
• medtner
• sonata
• reminiscenza
• piano
• classical

[tornadosouls]

The theme in this sonata is possibly the best thing I've ever heard.

[saxygurl8]

One of my fave pieces by Medtner. Thanks for the post.

[Klavierspielerinn]

Magnificently!

[titusbeertsen]

What a beautiful piece, never heard of it before!

[JohnEBPiano]

Gilels plays this a bit too classically but it's still an excellent performance (from a new perspective) and probably the most overlooked piano piece of the 20th century.

[MiyokoxClarinetti]

This sonata gives me absolute chills whenever I listen to it, it's one of my favorite pieces :).

[satyu131089]

@AnnMarry19 imslp must surely have scores i believe...try it out :)

[japanesesweet]

A beautiful piece-

However,there's one piece i`ve heard by Medtner which is a very special category: Prologue op.1 no.1.....Jonathan Powell has played it quite a few times.

[AnnMarry19]

anybody have a notes to this piece? :)

[mrsmetz1]

This sonata is on a live recording by Mr. Gilels from a recital in the Moscow Conservatory on the 23rd dec. 1968. On this CD is also Chopin's etude in A flat Minor op. posth. People who admire Mr. Gilels, like myself, will like to hear it. I could'nt find it on YT. Maybe somebody could post it, that's a bit difficult for me.

It is on a Melodiya CD nr. 10 00790. Just two minutes, endless music. Good luck.

[artsloving]

I adore Gilels too. For many pieces he is outstanding and the best, a class of his own, passionate and powerful.

However not always, of course, his interpretation is the best. I have just compared his Appassionata with S. Richter´s...

[anzdf]

Bellisima obra musical.